Leah is a female given name which has likely derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary". Alternatively, it might derive from a Chaldean name meaning "mistress" or "ruler" in Akkadian. Variants include: * Lea – Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Slovene, Swedish, Polish * Léa – French * Leah – English, Hebrew * Leia – Koine Greek * Lėja – Lithuanian * Lia – Ecclesiastical Latin, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian * Lía – Galician * Λεία (Lia) – Greek * Liia – Estonian